Wedding Photos of Spouse

The following “Spouse” images were created by documentary wedding photographers from the WPJA, who regularly submit their best candid moments, artistic portraits, details, and scene setters for review by our WPJA competition judges.

WEDDINGS + ELOPEMENTS + ARTISTIC PORTRAITS & DETAILS + ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

Some of the “Spouse” marriage photography samples below may have come from the getting ready events, the actual wedding ceremony, the reception after-party, an engagement session with the couple, or possibly be artistic portraits or detail shots.

FINE ART WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY: Our Artistic Guild award winners take a more creative approach to wedding day Portraits and use their innovative skills to capture the Details of each couple’s special day. The Artistic Guild’s Scene Setters are some of the most notable and breathtaking from within the artistic WPJA contest categories. Playing with light and shadow, special effects, and post-production editing, these images embrace the artistic component of wedding photography.

PRE-WEDDING ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY: The story of every couple starts long before the wedding day, and the engagement marks one of the most important milestones in their story. Engaged couples often want to celebrate the occasion and announce their upcoming wedding with a photoshoot. Pre-wedding portraits of an engaged couple can be just as moving and compelling as the images taken on the wedding day. Engagement portraits can win a Diamond Award, an exclusive WPJA award whose winner is selected from the best engagement photography in the world.

Witness the bride's radiant happiness in this beautiful wedding photo from Saratoga Springs, CA. Perfectly captured as she walks down the aisle with her new spouse.

Bride's Radiant Happiness: A Captivating Wedding Photo in Saratoga Springs, CA

Chiesa di Santo Stefano Chiaverano Ivrea TO / Location Cascina Laiasso Zimone BI - Photo of a hug between the spouse mother and her daughter enduring the preparation

a hug between the spouse mother and her daughter enduring the preparation

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The black and white wedding photo of the groom getting ready in Goiás before the ceremony

A wedding photo of the groom in Goiás, black and white, taken before the ceremony

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The groom received help as he was getting ready for a São Paulo ceremony

A moment of calm amidst the hustle; the groom looking assertive in his black and white profile image

São Paulo groom indoor bw bridegroom before ceremony in a building

A wedding day image of the sharply dressed groom, ready to start a new life of love and commitment at the Belcroft Estate and Event Centre

Amidst the wedding preparations, the soon-to-be groom in Toronto is sharply dressed in black and white, with cuffs and cufflinks, ready for the ceremony

Toronto wedding preparations black and white before ceremony spouse getting ready bw

In the bustling city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, the groom stands under the clouds of the urban metropolis, forever capturing the beauty of his inner-city wedding

In a bustling metropolis, the groom stands alone amidst billowing sky and city clouds

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The groom prepared for the wedding ceremony at Hesse, Germany, as captured artfully in a bathroom with tile walls

A photo was taken of the groom getting ready in a public bathroom in Hesse, Germany

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At an Edmonton, Alberta wedding preparation, the groom about to put on his shoes, was captured in an artful image on the wedding day

A creative photo was taken of the groom in Edmonton, Alberta before donning his shoes

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At the wedding in Leipzig, the groom was portrayed artfully through a close-up shot of his shoe and foot resting on the cross brace of a wooden ceremony chair

A close-up photo of the groom's shoe and foot on a wooden ceremony chair was taken at a wedding in Leipzig

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At a wedding in Baltimore, Maryland (MD), a closeup shot of a groom getting ready revealed traditional wedding preparations and clothing

A creative closeup of a groom preparing for a tradition-filled wedding in Baltimore, MD

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Vinicius Fadul is an artistic wedding photographer for São Paulo

Photo by: Vinicius Fadul - Campinas São Paulo

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Danilo Coluccio is an artistic wedding photographer for Reggio Calabria

Photo by: Danilo Coluccio - Siderno Reggio Calabria

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The groom tenderly arranges a flower on his suit, moments before his nuptials

The Dorset groom adorns himself with a bloom, just prior to his wedding

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Black and white photo of a young man sitting in a chair as others get ready

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groom 'making of' in a winning black-and-white image

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The groom takes a deep breath at the altar

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wedding singers at an outdoor ceremony in Rotterdam

wedding singers at an outdoor, windy wedding

dancers cut loose outdoors dance outside groom Rotterdam

Black and white photo of the groom getting ready in his room in front of a mirror in Shropshire, UK by an England wedding photographer.

Black and white image of the groom getting ready in his room in front of a mirror

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Incredible wedding party at Fief de la Thioire

Incredible wedding party with chair dancing

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England groomsmen left the groom into the air at the wedding reception

the groomsmen lift the groom into the air

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Young child refuses to leave during the ceremony - England wedding reportage photographer

a Young child refuses to leave during the ceremony

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Groom falls over at the wedding reception in Manchester, Maine

Groom falls over at the reception dance party

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Outdoor photo of the groom getting emotional as he sees the bride during the wedding ceremony in Tahoma, CA

Outdoor ceremony picture of the groom getting emotional as he sees the bride

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